St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-25
Vessels Wrecked on Hidden
Rocks or Driven on the
Shore.
In Most Cases the Crews
Chance to Escape With
Their Lives,
But Several UnfOptunates Per-
iSh Beneath the Wild and
Angry Waves.
Special to the Globe.

Bradley was still on board, having lost
yawl and not being able to get Off. A
tug was telegraphed for and went down
as soon as possible, but could not get
to the schooner, because of the terrific
seas breaking over her. The men could
be seen on board, and all are thought to
be safe. A flag of distress is flying, and
the vessel is broken in two. The Sher-
man is entirely gone. Nothing is left
of her. Her stern is on
shore and great windrows of
coal are heaped along the beach. She
was only little distance from the
Bradley, but, as the coal washed out,
she has hoated Oh further. The Balk
struck where the Laura Belle was lost
in 1888. During the night the Plymouth,
coal laden, for Ashland. went ashore on
Presque isle, north of the city. A tug
failed to get the crew off. Late in the
afternoon the captain, Paul Reward, and
two men got ashore in yawl. but could
not get the others off. Seven are still
on board at this writing. 0 p. m. The
sea is running down, the wind hay-
ing veered into the west, and the
life saving crew, which will
reach here by special train
from Houghton coming with a boat over
ten miles from the station will not have
trouble in taking the men off from both
the Bradley and the Plymouth. Fires
are burning ON shore at both places, and
careful watch is kept of the men on the
imperiled vessels. Both schooners will
hold together long enough to shelter
their crews, though the Bradley's crew
evidently fears. something, for besides
flying a flag union down they ring the
ships bell. A telegraph just received
looking for the Wagstaff, and fearing
her loss. The Wagstaff cleared from
Marquette, and was to have met the
Chisholm at Sault.
A DESPERATE FIGHT.
FRANKFORT, Mich, Oct. 24.-At day
light this morning the Point Betsy life
station patrol discovered vessel an
chored about twelve miles northeast fly
ing signals of distress. A tug was sent
from here and the life saving crew
launched the surf boat to meet the tug
and be taken in tow, but the high sea
made it perilOuS task. When the boat
breaker swept over her, breaking the
oars, capsizing her and throwing the
crew into the ice cold water. They
made desperate fight, clinging to the
submerged craft, and were flung eX-
hausted upon the beach. After a long
struggle the tug reached the imperiled
vessel and at dusk had herin tow bound
for South ManitOu.
ON THE FLATS.
SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich, Oct. "a
The wind Gained little this morning.
but about noon northwest gale started
with a heavy snow. The first mate of
the schooner j. E. Potts arrived here
to-day, and reports the propeller Sher-
man and schooner Alva Bradley ashore
near Marquette. The propeller George
Spencer, with cOnsortS Ironton and
Tremble, left here this morning bound
down, and are hard aground on the
flats at the lower end of Lake George.
RAN ASHORE.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. PA special
from ChebOygan, Mich, says: The pro-
peller Delaware, of the Erie 81 Western
Transportation line, bound down with
nights terrible storm on Lake Huron
and ran ashore near Hammond's bay,
fourteen miles below here. She is now
in bad shape and will undoubtedly be a
total loss. Both anchors are broken and
she is badly raised amidships, and prob
ably broken i'll two and full of water
Her deck load can be saved
and part of the cargo in the
hold. She is exposed to east
and northerly winds, and is liable to
break up completely at the first shift of
the wind. The Delaware halls from
Erie, is valued at 100000, and is rated
A X.
A special from Grand Haven, Mich,
says: Nothing has been heard from the
barge Argonaut since she steamed west
ward last evening. As her steering
gear was somewhat damaged fears are
entertained for her safety. She blew
signals of distress yesterday, and the
tug Batcheller and the life saving crew
went to her assistance, but could do
nothing for her as she was too heavily
laden to get over the outer bar. There
were fifteen men on board. This
Lake George. The steamers Alberta
and United Empire left here this MORN
ing and were obliged to return to Gar
den river. Seventeen vessels are
weather-bound here. The passenger
steamer India, which has been an
chOred at Whitefsh point since Sunday
left for Duluth this afternoon. The
passage at Lake George will probably
be cleared tomorrow afternoon, Tugs
and lighters leave for there in the morn
ing. The storm is still raging.
THE CREW ESCAPED.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 24.-The
schooner j. f. Joy, ore laden. from Es-
canada for Erie, sank this morning off
Ashtabula harbor in about twenty feet
of water. She was out in last nights
storm. having been dropped by tug,
which was towing her last evening.
The crew all escaped in the small boat.
The Joy was owned by r. O'Brien, of
Erie. and valued at $4,000. She was
partially insured.
ALL HANDS LOST.
PORT DALHoUsI, Ont, Oct. pa
barge last night in tow of a propeller,
weather and sank with her crew of five
persons.
TOTAL LOSSES.
BELLvILLE, Ont, Oct. A.-During
the gale this morning the sloop Sidney,
owned by Gilmour & Co., of Trenton,
was wrecked near here. No lives were
lost. 1t is rumored that the schooner
L. 81. Bullock, of this place, has been
lost. She was bound from the canal to
Oswego with wheat.
PORT BURwELL, Ont, Oct. 24.-The
three miles East of here Saturday morn
ing, while ell route from Port Huron to
Buffalo, is a total loss. having been
broken up by the terrible pounding of
last nights gale. The vessel was not
insured. She was owned by John Kelder-
house of Buffalo. The cargo, which is
also complete loss, was insured for
$500. The lighthouse on the western
pier at this port was partially destroyed
in last nights gale. The front and two
sides were completely washed away.
A Residence Burned.
SPRINGFIELD, o., Oct. 24.-The beau
tiful residence of John Howell, presi-
dent of the Lagonda National bank, to-
gether with every other hnildipp on the